All Making predictions articles
-
NewsUnderstanding how students untangle intermolecular forces
Discover how learners use electronegativity to predict the location of dipole−dipole interactions
-
Ideas8 ways to boost student understanding with examples and non-examples
Help students fully grasp tough chemistry concepts by using example sets to explain them
-
Ideas5 ways to teach displacement reactions effectively
Spark students’ enthusiasm for this key chemistry topic with these teacher-tested strategies
-
FeatureWhy it’s important to encourage student decision-making in practicals
Improve student engagement, motivation and behaviour by giving them more choice
-
ResourceInvestigating the sugar content and pH of fizzy drinks | 11–14 years
Compare fizzy drinks’ ingredients, acidities and health implications
-
ResourceBaking investigation | 11–14 years
Discover the purpose of each ingredient and test methods used to make cupcakes
-
ResourceEncapsulation experiment | 11–14 years
Investigate encapsulation and the role it plays in helping probiotics travel to the gut
-
IdeasBoost student confidence constructing hypotheses
Ideas to help you teach this essential scientific skill
-
NewsIs every substance a molecule?
Use this to help chemistry students accurately apply covalent bonding models
-
ResourceAnalytical chemistry in Ireland
Worksheets, project-based learning tasks and contextualisation stories to develop a core understanding of analytical chemistry
-
NewsMechanistic reasoning in the chemistry classroom
Do teachers need to rethink their explanations depending on their teaching context?
-
Topic webAinmhithe agus a ngnáthóga a chosaint | 7–9 mbliana
Nasc do theagasc curaclaim faoi ghnáthóga le comhthéacsanna spéisiúla inbhuanaitheachta. Sa ghréasán topaicí seo, moltar gníomhaíochtaí ranga a bhaineann le gnáthóga na n-órang-útan agus na mbéar bán a chosaint.
-
CPDHow to teach structure determination post-16
Students find this process puzzling. Help them solve it with these ideas and tips
-
Topic webTruailleáin a chruthaítear de bharr athruithe ceimiceacha | 9–11 bhliain
Nasc do theagasc curaclaim faoi athruithe ceimiceacha le comhthéacsanna spéisiúla inbhuanaitheachta. Sa ghréasán topaicí seo, moltar gníomhaíochtaí ranga a bhaineann le díghrádú plaisteach agus cócaireacht ghlan.
-
Topic webDiogelu anifeiliaid a’u cynefinoedd | 7–9 oed
Cysylltwch eich darpariaeth addysgu ar gyfer y cwricwlwm ynghylch cynefinoedd â chyd-destunau cynaliadwyedd diddorol. Mae’r we pynciau hon yn cynnig gweithgareddau yn yr ystafell ddosbarth sy’n gysylltiedig â diogelu cynefinoedd yr orang-wtang a’r arth wen.
-
Topic webLlygryddion a gynhyrchir gan newidiadau cemegol | 9–11 oed
Cysylltwch eich darpariaeth addysgu ar gyfer y cwricwlwm ynghylch newidiadau cemegol â chyd-destunau cynaliadwyedd diddorol. Mae’r we pynciau hon yn cynnig gweithgareddau yn yr ystafell ddosbarth sy’n gysylltiedig â diraddiad plastig a choginio glân.
-
NewsSame molecule, different representations
Chemistry is full of varied representations. How do we help our students identify the information encoded within them?
-
Topic webPollutants produced by chemical changes | 9–11 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on chemical changes to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to plastic degradation and clean cooking.
-
Topic webProtecting animals and their habitats | 7–9 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on habitats to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to protecting the habitats of orangutans and polar bears.
-
ExperimentDissolving, density and sugary drinks
Try this investigation to get learners exploring the mass of sugar dissolved in their favourite drinks, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.